Undergraduate Alumni Association's Traditions Challenge

• ✍🏼Tell us where you keep or display your class pride pin?

  • 🔵Extra credit - submit a selfie wearing your pin or take a picture of your pin on display on your backpack, bulletin board, etc. during the current academic year.

    
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Lost your pin or missed First Knight? Pick-up your class pride pin at the UAA table during the Student Org Expo, at our meetings, or other events. Email uaa@geneseo.edu or uaageneseo@gmail.com for more information.

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Learn more about UAA's Class Pride Project

• List club(s), team(s), or organization(s) you've joined or participated in during the current academic year. Feel free to share your thoughts about your club, team, or organization involvement while at SUNY Geneseo.
  • At SUNY Geneseo, your involvement in student clubs, teams, and organizations is called affinity involvement!
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• Submit a selfie, a picture of you "painting," or your "contribution" at the tree during the current academic year.
  • UAA will host a Paint the Tree & Capture a Sunset Traditions Challenge event on 8/28/25 (time TBD) - we'll post a link to the photos taken at this event (and pics of the painted tree) for you to download/tag and submit as proof of Tradition Challenge completion.

    • This is a great opportunity to sign the tree and participate in this long-standing campus tradition.

      
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• Submit a selfie or picture of you watching a sunset at the Gazebo during the current academic year.
  • UAA will host a Paint the Tree & Capture a Sunset Traditions Challenge event on 8/28/25 (time TBD) - we'll post a link to the photos taken at this event (and pics of the painted tree) for you to download/tag and submit as proof of Tradition Challenge completion.

    • This is a great opportunity to participate in this long-standing campus tradition

      
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• List the date and type of event you attended or participated.
  • Participating in THIS Traditions Challenge is a UAA program!
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Visit UAA's homepage and/or follow our Instagram for information about our meetings, events, and programs. 

• Submit a selfie or picture of you lounging on the College Green or Sturges Quad during the current academic year.

  
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• ✍🏼 On which date (MM/DD/YY) did you visit and where did you go?

  • 🔵 Extra credit - submit a selfie or picture of you during your visit (with the location obvious in the background) during the current academic year.

    
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Letchworth State Park, also known as the "Grand Canyon of the East," is one of the most scenically magnificent areas in the eastern United States -- and the Mt. Morris entrance to park is located just 6.2 miles from campus. The park consists of over 14,000 acres, is roughly 17 miles long, and follows the course of the Genesee River. Letchworth State Park features a deep gorge and includes several large waterfalls. 

• Submit a selfie or picture of you in front of the fountain (preferably from the safety of the sidewalk) during the current academic year.

  
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• ✍🏼 On what date did you attend a game (MM/DD/YY) and what sport?
  • 🔵 Extra credit - submit a selfie or picture of you at an athletic event during the current academic year.

    • UAA will host several "photo stations" during the 2025-2026 Ice Hockey Season -- we'll post links to the photos taken at this event for you to download/tag and submit as proof of Tradition Challenge completion.

      
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• Submit a selfie or picture of you (and your friends) dressed up for the holidays.
  • UAA hosts a 2-day photo event every fall (in late November or early December). A professional photographer is provided, and your photos are automatically posted to the E-Yearbook. Be sure to follow UAA on Instagram so you don't miss your chance to sign up for a time slot and participate in this festive tradition.

  • Photos taken at this event will be available for you to download, print, and submit as proof of Tradition Challenge completion.

    
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• Players: list the intramural sport in which you participated and your team's name during the current academic year.
• Fans: list the date and intramural sport you attended during the current academic year and which team you were cheering for.
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• Submit candid photos of yourself and/or your friend group to the E-Yearbook from the current academic year. Be sure to upload to the correct class year gallery. You'll be asked to briefly describe the photos you submitted and on which date you uploaded your pictures.
  • Sample response: Submitted three photos of my suitemates and me (Wyoming A2D) in the Class of 2029 gallery on 11/17/25. We were celebrating our first "Friends-giving" before leaving for Thanksgiving Break.
  • Link to E-Yearbook: www.geneseo.edu/uaa/e-yearbook

Photos submitted to the E-Yearbook are used to populate galleries of candid galleries, submitted by undergraduates, documenting the student experience. Photos submitted to the E-Yearbook will be saved for generations to come and may be used in the promotion of future class reunions.

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• Which program did you attend and the name of at least one session in which you participated (presented or simply attended)?
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• List the name of the alum and the date you met (in-person or virtually) during the current academic year.
  • At SUNY Geneseo there are lots of opportunities to meet alumni in-person and on-campus.
    • Alumni often visit classes and speak at various programs on-campus (i.e. GOLD, Diversity Summit, etc.)
    • Alumni (usually recent grads) return to Geneseo for special affinity events.
    • True Blue Knights - alumni working on campus
  • Virtually connect with an alumni mentor via the SUNY Geneseo Alumni Career Advisory Network. This program provides an online platform for current students and young alums to connect with experienced alums. Access hundreds of Geneseo alumni offering expert guidance on a variety of industries, professions, and companies. With an alumni mentor you can explore career options, prepare for an upcoming job search, and/or discuss life after Geneseo.
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• ✍🏼 On what date did you visit (MM/DD/YY) and share your order?
  • 🔵 Extra credit - submit a selfie or picture of you at Aunt Cookies during the current academic year.

  • Any order at Aunt Cookies completes the challenge for those with food allergies and/or aversions.

    
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Did you know that Aunt Cookie's has been in business since 1971?

• Submit a selfie or picture of you at U-Hots after midnight during the current academic year.
  • Try to find a creative way to display the time in your photo (Snapchat filter, watch, cell phone, clock, etc.).
  • New/updated challenge in 2025-2026.
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• ✍🏼 On what date did you shop (MM/DD/YY) and what did you buy?
  • Any purchase, at any store, of any item, at any amount qualifies.
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The Geneseo Farmer's Market runs from late-June through mid-October every Thursday from 3:00 - 6:30 p.m. on Center Street.

• ✍🏼 On what date did you dine (MM/DD/YY), where did you go, and with who?
  • 🔵 Extra credit - submit a selfie or picture from your village dining experience during the current academic year.
  • You can "dine" at ANY restaurant, food truck, pub, tavern, diner, pizzeria, lounge, cafe, bakery, etc. located within the village of Geneseo.

  • We encourage you to participate in this challenge with friends and/or family.

    
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Participants can win monthly prizes by completing at least one new challenge each month (see featured months below). Grand prizes can be earned in December and May by completing at least five challenges per semester. Monthly challenges are accrued to meet the semester requirement.

• September - complete at least 1 challenge
• October - complete at least 2 challenges total
• November - complete at least 3 challenges total
• December - complete at least 5 challenges total by fall-semester study day
  • The submission deadline for the fall grand prize is 11:59 p.m. on 12/9/25.
• January - no prize/semester break
• February - complete at least 6 challenges total
• March - complete at least 7 challenges total
• April - complete at least 8 challenges total
• May - complete at least 10 challenges total by spring-semester study day
  • The submission deadline for the spring grand prize is 11:59 p.m. on 5/7/26.

The deadline submission for monthly prizes is 11:59 p.m. on the last day of each month.

• Each challenge needs to be submitted online: 2025-2026 UAA Annual Traditions Challenge -- by date(s) listed above.
• You can submit each challenge you complete in real time or save and submit multiple challenges at one time.
• If you complete the form multiple times, UAA will compile your submissions and track your progress toward earning monthly and grand prizes.
  • Your progress in UAA's Annual Traditions Challenge will be posted publicly once each month to allow you to keep track of how many challenges you've completed and how many you have left to complete.
• You can complete challenges in any order and at any time. As long as you have the minimum number of challenges completed by the deadline each month or at the end of each semester, you will be eligible to win prizes.
• Photos submitted online will be featured in the annual e-yearbook and may be posted on social media.
• Be sure to participate using your SUNY Geneseo student email address.

Start your Annual Traditions Challenge today!